Adm. Craig Faller to Chair Surface Navy Association Board
Retired Adm. Craig Faller has assumed the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Surface Navy Association (SNA), a nonprofit promoting coordination and communication among military, business and academic communities with an interest in naval surface warfare and forces.Faller succeeds retired Adm. Vern Clark, who has been chairman since 2020.In addition to numerous ashore assignments including Chief of Naval Legislative Affairs; senior military assistant to the Secretary of Defenseā¦
Becker Appoints Simplex-Turbulo as UK agents
Becker Marine Systems has appointed Simplex-Turbulo to represent them in the UK. Becker is well-known and respected not just for the manufacture of high-performance rudders and maneuvering systems, but also for significant recent developments in designs achieving substantial reduction of fuel consumption. Two examples of innovations pioneered by Becker are the TLKSR twisted full spade rudder and the Becker Mewis Duct. The TLKSR twisted full spade rudder matches the rudder shapeā¦
Peter Stevenson joins Simplex-Turbulo
As part of a further initiative to strengthen customer support Simplex has appointed Peter Stevenson in a new role as sales director. āPeter is an exciting choice for usā, says MD, James Hogg, āhe will be taking a fresh and more disciplined approach to enable us to develop a more responsive serviceā. Peter Stevensonās background will certainly strengthen the management team at this growing company. He joins from V Ships Marine Services where he was sales director to a diverse range of technical and non-technical services. Prior to this he was at UMC, the recognised world-leader in underwater engineering, where, as sales director, he significantly boosted the merchant client base.
